Shawn McAvinue

South Canterbury sheep and beef farmers are "thinking outside the box" by applying compost created from garden and food waste collected from kerbside bins.

Waitaki Valley farmer Richard Subtil has put virtual shepherd neckbands on his beef cows to keep them out of waterways and has discovered many more benefits.

Unmanned aircraft are the future for agricultural spraying, engineer Scott Spooner says.

Farmers are good at turning sunlight into energy, Maniototo sheep, beef and deer farmer Becks Smith says.

Alliance Group released new information yesterday including an "insignificant" rebate to its farmer-shareholders if they accept a proposal to sell a majority share of their red meat co-operative to...

Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.

European ploughmen beat their southern counterparts at the 70th World Ploughing Contest in Prague this month.

Rising beef prices are making it tougher to sell meat and source cattle to homekill, a Taieri butcher says.

Southern steers selling for more than $7 per kg is due to a shrinking global beef supply boosting cattle prices, an agricultural analyst says.

A lack of calf rearers to grow surplus dairy calves is biting despite high beef prices, Taieri farmers say.

Testing calves for bovine tuberculosis (Tb) has begun on a Central Otago farm before a new livestock movement control area is introduced that will affect more than 100 properties.

Hard graft and a plan is helping Southland sharemilker Shaun Goble get one step closer to his dream of farm ownership.

Freedom campers cause major problems in rural communities and a new bylaw could make it worse, Federated Farmers Otago says.

Southland dairy farmer Michael Berkers’ dream of farm ownership is on hold due to high prices.

Southland sharemilker Shaun Goble is boosting production by increasing the number of days his cows can milk, drying them off later and calving them earlier.

Dunedin fencer Galen Monks continues to nail it after teaching himself the trade as a boy.

Southern farmers are optimistic about the future of the fibre they grow after touring several sheep and wool operations in Western Australia.

Southern farmers are optimistic about the future of the fibre they grow after touring several sheep and wool operations in Western Australia.